Kunst gegen Kälte is a journey through various perspectives on a space self-managed by homeless individuals. The starting point was a one-week intervention by Christoph Schlingensief in 1997: in a former police station near Hamburger Hauptbahnhof, the “Prototyp einer neuen Bahnhofsmission” (“prototype of a new station mission”) emerged. What began as an artistic staging developed over 25 years into a collective reality — with a soup kitchen, cultural program, city center actions, the founding of an association, and self-organized structures.

The “Mission” was both stage and refuge, everyday life and exception, positioned between art and responsibility, visibility and displacement, inclusion and resistance. Photographs by Markus Scholz accompany the publication from the heart of the action and document a long-standing relationship with the practice and the people on site.

The publication addresses questions about the role of art in social spaces: How does a city deal with visible homelessness in its center? How were homeless individuals able to escape their role as “Befürsorgte” (“those in need of care”)? What remains when artistic initiators deliberately step back? Is art allowed to be “nützlich” (“useful”) — and for whom?

»PRIMAVERA« explores the resurgence of fascismin Europe through the northern Italian Alps, once a Nazi stronghold and a center of partisan resistance. The Ossola Valley, a key battleground in 1944, saw both brutal executions and the brief establishment of a partisan republic. Blending Alpine landscapes, historical images, and portraits of young activists and witnesses, the project reflects on Italy’s anti-fascist legacy and its relevance to the growing right-wing populism across Europe today.

Along the shop windows at Hettstedt Market, the exhibition presents photographs by Eberhard Klöppel. From 1974 to 1989, he observed the Mansfeld region as a photojournalist, capturing both the working and private lives of its people in striking detail. The result is a powerful visual record of the GDR in transition. His images reveal landscapes and industries shaped by mining, daily life in towns and villages, and moments of quiet trust with the people he encountered—on demonstrations and holidays, in streets and backyards.

The series from the Department of Human Geography at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg publishes current research on human geography, regional studies and socio-ecological systems.

All papers are open access to promote fast dissemination and interdisciplinary exchange on topics like migration, environmental justice, structural change and climate adaptation.

Over the past three years, the Pochen Biennale in Chemnitz has grown from a volunteer-led project into a professional platform. These years were shaped by collective fragility and individual resilience, questions of the “East,” and—always central—the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Pochen expanded internationally, brought new perspectives to Chemnitz, and shared local viewpoints across Europe. A major biennale, an international symposium, numerous events, four residencies, workshops, supervision sessions—and even a community sauna—have all left their mark on the city and its cultural landscape. Where do we stand? Where do others stand? What do we want? What do others want? Inspired by artist Thomas Hirschhorn, these four questions guide our search for direction and responsibility. This publication uses 130 Pochen-specific glossary terms to reflect on the project’s impact—locally and globally. From A for “Everyday Life” to Z for “Future Scenarios,” it offers insight into a city in cultural transition and political transformation. For those who see art as a tool for social change, this magazine invites reflection and offers a glimpse into the creative processes shaping Chemnitz and Europe.

How can a library oppose the violent past of a building?

The Library Against War, Fascism, and National Socialism houses the book estate of Gian Pietro Maria Marzola, a former Innsbruck professor who experienced WWII firsthand. His collection reflects a deep engagement with the violence of the 20th century and has been publicly accessible at BASIS in Schlanders, South Tyrol, since May 2025.

BASIS is located on the grounds of the former Drusus barracks, built in 1935–1936 and used by both Italian fascists and German National Socialists. Traces of this violent history and inscirptions still shape the site. Today, BASIS serves as a creative hub for the region, offering workspaces and cultural events. Despite the project’s supraregional acclaim, BASIS is threatened by planned demolition policies and the conversion of the site into residential housing. So far, a critical remembrance of the violent past has not taken place on the site. The Library Against War, Fascism, and National Socialism aims to enable a beginning of such engagement.

Preserving the site enables both community use and critical engagement with the past. The library does not see itself as a closed archive of knowledge but as a workspace that invites critical reflection on history. Its infrastructure consists of a central bookshelf in the middle of the room, a worktable, a book display, and a printer. It was designed to be mobile and can be spatially adapted for events and readings. Yellow book supports mark the thematic focuses chosen to facilitate research and highlight gaps. Yellow reading notes, which are available in the library, offer the opportunity to share personal insights by leaving them inside the respective books after reading. An accompanying brochure documents photographically the relics of the violent past within the former barracks grounds and the studio house.

The Spring School 2025 exhibition and magazine »Wasser und Boden« by the explores the transformations and upheavals in the Mansfelder Land through photographic and textual portraits. The decline of mining has profoundly altered the landscape. Science and society must develop solutions for the remediation of contaminated sites, water supply, and future land use. Students from Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg and Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein engaged with these issues both geographically and photographically.

Exhibition graphics for “Pipps Pappa. Oder eine wirklich wahre Geschichte aus dem Pazifik“ at MARKK Hamburg, created in collaboration with Kooperative für Darstellungspolitik.

The interactive exhibition explores Carl Pettersson’s life and the colonial history of the Pacific, drawing parallels to Pippi Longstocking’s adventures in Taka-Tuka-Land. It highlights plantation systems and trade with Hamburg used as means of exploitation.

To encourage visitors—especially children and families—to reflect on colonial history and its narratives in children’s literature, we designed a multi-layered approach to storytelling, organized into clearly defined, visually distinct, and color-coded chapters. The interactive stations and deliberate use of varied materials invite visitors to actively engage with the exhibition.

Open till September 2026.

The website works like a shared, messy desktop—a space for admins to exchange ideas, share teaching materials, and discuss partisan design.

Photos, audio, videos, PDFs, and text can be uploaded and customized with typographic tools. A switch button leads to a shared statement that everyone can edit and comment on, making it a truly collaborative space.

The result is a dynamic, multi-voiced snapshot of a diverse design network.

»Lüderitz« is set in two places that are around 12,000 kilometers apart and yet share the same name: Lüderitz in northern Saxony-Anhalt and Lüderitz in southwestern Namibia. The former is the origin of the von Lüderitz family, from which the merchant Adolf Lüderitz later emerged. In 1883, he laid the foundation for the consequential colonization of what is now Namibia by fraudulently acquiring land. The starting point was a place named after him: Lüderitz. Until 1915, the country was under the violent „protection“ of the German Reich and was at the same time the site of rich diamond deposits and the scene of the first genocide in the 20th century.

Also, »Lüderitz« won the silver medal Deutscher Fotobuchpreis and has been shortlisted for the Dummyaward 2024 and is now in tour.

»Lüderitz«
Hardcover, 162 pages, 20 x 26 cm
German and English
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With texts by Werner Hillebrecht and Lucia Halder.

Against Time, Between Path and Time — Play and Fast-Forward as Vague Timekeepers of Distance.
Worn-out and broken clocks. Planetary timelines, sudden events, endless loops, buffer icons, and pause. At night, as time begins to blur, some things become clearer. Certain information remains legible in the dark — because that’s when it matters most: awareness, first aid, escape routes.
The site-specific wayfinding system for the Fuchsbau Festival 2023 “Against Time” symbolically reflects a wide range of aspects related to movement time, consumption time, and tools for measuring time — somewhere between commitment and narration. The information carriers can be reused in the coming year, with stands adapted or repurposed.

with Marie Schuster

"Das ist meine Arbeit" was the final project in a series of initiatives exploring public discourse around education and working conditions, mainly in the field of graphic design. With the aim of developing, transforming, or discovering methods of interdisciplinary and participatory exchange, the project brought together a variety of experimental formats.

It began with a theory workshop designed to equip students with a critical framework that could support their work on the independently planned HURRA-Festival (@hurrahurrafestival). A field trip to Rovereto opened space for exchange with Bianca Elzenbaumer of Brave New Alps, offering insight into socially engaged design practices. The project also included the live-action role play The Great Success Machine, an invited format conceived and led by Till Wittwer, which challenged dominant ideas of success and productivity. In addition, Jula Baltschun was invited to contribute her concept for a systemic constellation titled How can I secure my income as an artist?, which addressed the structural and emotional dimensions of precarity in artistic work.
The documentation brings these diverse approaches together and concludes with a personal statement.

"Das ist meine Arbeit" explores working conditions in the creative field through a series of experimental, participatory formats. Focusing on graphic design and its intersections with education, the project brings together workshops, role-play, field research, and personal reflection. It aims to create space for collective learning and critical exchange beyond institutional frameworks.

It began with a theory workshop designed to equip students with a critical framework that could support their work on the independently planned HURRA-Festival (@hurrahurrafestival). A field trip to Rovereto opened space for exchange with Bianca Elzenbaumer of Brave New Alps, offering insight into socially engaged design practices. The project also included the live-action role play The Great Success Machine, an invited format conceived and led by Till Wittwer, which challenged dominant ideas of success and productivity. In addition, Jula Baltschun was invited to contribute her concept for a systemic constellation titled How can I secure my income as an artist?, which addressed the structural and emotional dimensions of precarity in artistic work.
The documentation brings these diverse approaches together and concludes with a personal statement.